Week 7 waiver wire

Tony Fortier-Bensen

Excluding Aaron Rodgers and Leonard Fournette, not many injuries impacted the waiver wire in Week 7, but there's a solid amount of RBs and WRs in positional battles who are making a name for themselves. Check out the top fantasy waiver wire pickups for Week 7.

Week 7 RB rankings

Matt Lutovsky

Our Week 7 fantasy RB rankings go on without Ezekiel Elliott -- for now. See where we slot the Cowboys backup RBs, as well as injury risks like Leonard Fournette and waiver wire sleepers like Orleans Darkwa.

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Player Updates

Luis Severino (-P)

Severino (arm) is expected to pitch Game 6 of the ALCS against the Astros on Friday if necessary, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Severino was removed from his previous start after being hit on the wrist by a comebacker. While there was some initial concern regarding the injury, Severino said he felt great afterwards and ultimately wasn't sent for additional testing. He's set to play catch prior to Monday's game, and if everything checks out fine, he should be available to pitch Game 6 -- assuming the Yankees are able to extend the series. -- Rotowire.com

Aaron Rodgers (GB-QB)

Rodgers will have surgery to repair a broken right clavicle, but the Packers won't make a decision on his availability for the rest of the season until after the procedure is completed, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

The Packers likely will place Rodgers on injured reserve, which would technically make him eligible to return Week 15 against the Panthers. The current tone suggests he's unlikely to actually be available at that juncture, but a return for the playoffs (if the Packers qualify) might be a bit more realistic. -- Rotowire.com

LaMarcus Aldridge (-F)

Aldridge agreed to a three-year, $72.3 million contract extension Monday with the Spurs, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports.

Aldridge has seen a sizable drop in production over the course of his two seasons in San Antonio, but the two parties remain committed to each other for at least the near future. In his 2016-17 campaign, Aldridge averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, both of which were his lowest averages since his rookie season back in 2006. -- Rotowire.com

Teddy Bridgewater (Min-QB)

Bridgewater (knee) will begin practicing Wednesday but won't be removed from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list immediately, Chris Tomasson of The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. "He'll stay on the PUP list until he's ready to play," coach Mike Zimmer said on Monday. "He hasn't practiced in 14 months, so we're not going to (overdo it) Wednesday."

The Vikings can take up to three weeks before they have to either activate Bridgewater to the 53-man roster or place him on injured reserve for the rest of the season. The latter would only happen in the event of a major setback, as the Vikings could seriously use Bridgewater's help while there's so much uncertainty surrounding Sam Bradford (knee). -- Rotowire.com